WHY ARE YOU PLAYING A BARD IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SING?!

[Lux_Rayna]

What is funny here is majority of the talk are are just all circumstantial. BRD having the lowest single target DPS is a given but of course that is under a strict dummy situation. All talks about BRD and songs without specifying which battle and party composition is all moot.

Its really not moot. There are only two reasons to take a bard:

1) support

2) idiot-proof dps

You can suck at a fight and still live as a bard. Its so mobile that its virtually idiot proof. But we can all agree this kind of party sucks and wont accomplish much.

This leaves #1 as the only reason worth discussing. It is the only unique role brd brings to the table. DPS is done better by the other classes.

[scarebearz]

2) idiot-proof dps

This comment tells us a lot tbh....

[Snugglebutt]

This comment tells us a lot tbh....

A lot about her state of mind yes, a lot about anything else no. A medium DPS with decent survivability, one that does not spend much time on the floor dead because of that mobility is worth more and does more than a high or burst DPS with poor survivability which does stop DPS'ing as they lay there on the ground waiting for a resurrection. No class however is idiot proof, you can also suck at a fight as any class yet live longer than those which don't suck at it if you spend all your time dodging and not DPS'ing or tanking or healing and just run around while everyone else dies instead so her post in general has very little if any merit in it at all.

[Ooshima]

Its really not moot. There are only two reasons to take a bard:

1) support

2) idiot-proof dps

You can suck at a fight and still live as a bard. Its so mobile that its virtually idiot proof. But we can all agree this kind of party sucks and wont accomplish much.

This leaves #1 as the only reason worth discussing. It is the only unique role brd brings to the table. DPS is done better by the other classes.

It is moot because again you did not state what is the applicable fight/situation. Did you note that a lot of the complainers here are talking about non-coil situation, like how this bard sucked at dungeons or whatever?

The thing is, dungeons. Pretty much lol because one thing is you are right that in such a situation, BRD is not needed, you could bring BLMs and AoE the hell out of trash mobs etc. The other hand is - did they get to choose who they pair up with via DF? So the talk about other DPS class can do better is moot because if the circumstances is a dungeon via DF, they do not have the choice. If you have to choice of a pre-formed party such as what people used to do for Mythflox Non-stop, it is either a BLM-BLM or BLM-BRD which that BRD sure play Foe Requiem.

And as a BRD, if I roll EX DR and get another physical DPS to pair up with me and the healer doesn't DPS and no one runs out TP/MP, why would I actually play any song at all?

If we are talking about coil, why have you not kicked that stupid BRD that doesn't know what songs to use?

See my point here? That's why the majority of this thread is just, funny. Because everyone just talk without the specifics but when you look at it, it is just as simple as what I have said above.

[Snugglebutt]

All things being equal, other classes do more dps. So if hes not singing youd shave some time off the clock with a diff dps class. Thats just the truth.

I out DPS a lot of supposedly high DPS classes constantly, sometimes with AoE's and sometimes with single target as not everyone is geared the same, plays the same or does everything perfect all the time so your comment is pointless and has no relation to reality in game while playing. Gear, skill rotation/usage and ability to use your class are all factors that vary from individual to individual regardless of class so just picking a group based on class, telling people they shouldn't run with a specific class shows you to be ignorant rather than picking who to play with based on how good they are at their chosen class.

[Lazearus]

I out DPS a lot of supposedly high DPS classes constantly as not everyone is geared the same, plays the same or does everything perfect all the time so your comment is pointless and has no relation to reality in game while playing.

In a coil static group, the bard will always have the lowest dps out of all the dps classes since they'll all be pushing dps in coil. If you're outperforming the other dps in coil, it's either:
1) the other dps are not doing their rotations right
2) the other dps are busy with some mechanic (eg T7 giant kiting)
3) you're not singing foe for your spell casters.

[Snugglebutt]

In a coil static group, the bard will always have the lowest dps out of all the dps classes since they'll all be pushing dps in coil. If you're outperforming the other dps in coil, it's either...

As I said, not everything is equal and not everyone is perfect. You cannot use the excuse 'everything being equal' which my comment refers to in regards to the other person I was responding to because it never is, everyone has a different efficiency and ability to use their individual classes and characters. You said it yourself in your own examples people not doing everything right and fact is no-one I have ever come across always does everything right all of the time. To dismiss and not group with someone based on their version of DPS class instead of how good they are at said class will lead to failure more often than the other way around.

[Lux_Rayna]

I out DPS a lot of supposedly high DPS classes constantly

Skill/gear trumps a lot of things. This is obvious so idk why you are belaboring the point. It doesnt change two facts:

1) brd's unique role is songs

2) if songs arent required, no need for bard, as other dps classes are stronger

You can throw all the silly insults, snickers, anecdotes you want...but it doesnt change those facts. Brd is a support dps class Without support its just gimped dps.

[scarebearz]

Once when using my Bard (alt class) for a pre-made Primal run (joined as random DPS class) with 2 WHM's, half way through the fight the 1 WHM run out of MP and died, he/she started raging in party chat and they rage quit the DG.

We carried on with the single healer and killed the primal easily, the WHM left with over half of his/her MP remaining.

I did the highest DPS by a fair margin.

Do you think I should cut my DPS by 30% singing Ballad for a healer who can't manage their MP in an easy fight? When the other healer is performing as expected.

[Tharian]

to me personally, unless the song is requested of me, the only songs I will play are Foe Requiem, and Army's Paeon. I will only sing Foe Requiem if we have a Summoner or Black Mage in the party as I feel that Healers are better suited to healing. And I will generally only sing Army's Paeon if I am spamming my AoE's. Otherwise if you want a song, ask me for a song and I will oblige.